IBERVILLE PARISH SCHOOLS

Homeless

The McKinney - Vento Homeless Education ActThe Education of Children and Youth in Homeless Situations: As Found in the "No Child Left Behind Act"

Removing Barriers to School Success for Homeless Children

If you live in any of the following situations:

In a shelter

In a motel or campground due to lack of an alternative adequate accommodation

In a car, park, abandoned building or bus or train station

Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship

You may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento act

Eligible students have the right to:

Receive a free, appropriate public education.

Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment.

Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents.

Enroll in the local school: or continue attending their school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is their preference and is feasible.

If the school district believes that the school selected is not in his/her best interest, then the district must provide the student with a written explanation of its position and inform the student of his/her right to appeal its decision.

Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if requested.

Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to the students' needs

Contact Information

District Calendar

This Week's Events

Home Page

Securly Bullying Anonymous Reporting

Report Fraud, Waste & Abuse!

Current Weather

Temperature: 50˚F

Current Condition: Partly Cloudy

Wind Speeds: 5.71mph

Chance of Precipitation: 0%

5-day Outlook

Thursday: Temperature: 52/40Breezy throughout the day and light rain starting in the afternoon, continuing until evening.Friday: Temperature: 53/34Breezy and partly cloudy in the morning.Saturday: Temperature: 65/51Partly cloudy in the morning.Sunday: Temperature: 69/47Mostly cloudy throughout the day.Monday: Temperature: 59/43Mostly cloudy until evening.